I also love how people take recipes and run with it. Everybody will tweak and change and make it their own. Whether it's a long-forgotten recipe you've been looking for for ages, or an ethnic dish you need to impress the in-laws with, chances are somebody has written a post about it. In fact, chances are many people have written about it, so not only do you have several recipes, but also several ideas to play with.
One cuisine I've never known much about before, and enjoy reading more about, is Lebanese, and my good friend Arlette's blog, Phoenician Gourmet, is one of the great ones around. I love reading her posts, and I always learn something new from her recipes. Arlette and I have decided to celebrate our cross-cultural friendship with a competition for our readers. We challenge you to take any Lebanese or South African recipe, tweak it, chop and change it, and make it your own. We will do a round-up, and the most original adaptation will win our prize, which we will send to you wherever you are.
The prizes are two beautiful dish towels and a fabulous Nordic Ware reversible cookie cutter, with 4 winter shapes each side, from CSNstores.com.
Excited? Here are the rules:
- Choose any South African or Lebanese recipe from any blog, book or internet site, and adapt it to your own taste and/or culture.
- Blog about it before Monday 17th May, and send a link and photo to willworkforbiltong (at) gmail (dot) com
- If you don't have a blog, send your post to me, and I will post it for you on my blog.
- Arlette and I will post a round-up, and announce the winner.
- Your entry should be for this competition only.
I'm very excited to show off my cuisine to everybody out there, and I know Arlette feels the same. I hope you have a great time inventing.
UPDATE: Here is Arlette's post for the competition. Have a look, it's lovely! http://phoeniciangourmet.blogspot.com/2010/04/cross-cultural-cooking-competition.html
Hi bokkie, ek dwaal al die heeldag hier rond met die hoop om n update te sien! Daai cookie cutters is net te cool. xxA
ReplyDeleteHi bokkie, bly jy dink ook so. Min dinge so cool in die lewe as cookie cutters. Axx
ReplyDeleteThat's what I love about blogging too. The people and the recipes from all over the world. Great for me in my little village in Gloucestershire believe me!
ReplyDeleteThat is definitely what I love about blogging, especially being away from home and living in a country that you cant really communicate that well in!! Lovely idea, just need to get over my blogatitis and will join in !!! xxxx
ReplyDeleteWendy, you poor thing. I know how it is. Hope you get over it soon!
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